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STRONG 124 STRONG From 1886 to 1888 he practiced law at Kansas City, Mo.; from 1888 to 1892 he was principal of St. Joseph (Mo.) High School; from 1892 to 1895 superintend- ent of schools at Lincoln, Neb.; from 1897 to 1899 lecturer on history at Yale University; from 1899 to 1902 president of the University of Oregon; and begin- ning with August, 1902, chancellor of the University of Kansas. He was a member and officer of various educa- tional associations and during the World War served on the Kansas State Council of Defense, on the executive committee of the Kansas Food Administration and on the War Council of the National As- sociation of State Universities. Besides contributing to magazines he wrote "The Life of Benjamin Franklin" and "Gov- ernment of the American People" (1901) . STRONG, JOSIAH, an American clergyman; born in Naperville, 111., Jan. 19, 1847; settled with his parents in Hud- son, 0., in 1852; was graduated at the Western Reserve College in 1869 and received a theological training at Lane Theological Seminary; was ordained in the Congregational Church, and held pastorates in Wyoming and Ohio; was secretary of the Evangelical Alliance for the United States in 1886-1898. In the latter year he was made president of the League for Social Service. His publica- tions include: "Our Country" (1885) ; "The New Era" (1893) ; "The Twentieth Century City" (1898) ; "Religious Move- ments for Social Betterment" (1900); "Expansion" (1900) ; "The Challenge of the City" (1907) ; "My Religion and Everyday Life' (1913); "Our World: and the 'New World Life" (1915). He died in 1916. STRONG, RICHARD PEARSON, an American scientist, born at Fortress Monroe, Va., in 1872. He was educated at Yale University and in 1897 received the degree of M.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He also studied at the Uni- versity of Berlin, and received honorary degrees from Yale and Harvard. After having served as resident house physi- cian at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he was appointed a first lieutenant and assistant surgeon, U. S. A., in July, 1898, and, in the following year, president of the board for investigating tropical diseases in the Philippine Islands. He established and directed the work of the Army Pathological Laboratory and from 1901 to 1913 was director of the government biological laboratory at Manila. From 1907 to 1913 he was professor of tropical medicine at the University of the Phil- ippine Islands, and in 1913 became pro- fessor of tropical medicine at Harvard University. In 1915 he served as medical director of the International and American Red Cross Sanitary Commis- sion to Serbia. During the World War he served in the Medical Reserve Corps, first with the British and French armies and later at A. E. F. Headquarters, being promoted eventually colonel, M. R. C. He was a member of the Head- quarters Investigating Committee and of the Inter-Allied Sanitary Commission in charge of the Division of Infectious Diseases. From December, 1918, to April, 1919, he was the director of the Department of Medical Research, Amer- ican Red Cross, and in August, 1919, be- came general medical director of the League of Red Cross Societies. He was decorated with the D. S. M. and also re- ceived British, French, Chinese and Serbian decorations. He was a delegate to many international congresses and a member and officer of many domestic and foreign medical and scientific societies. STUART, HENRY CARTER, an American public official, born at Wythe- ville, Va., in 1855. He was educated at Emory and Henry College and at the University of Virginia. In 1875 he entered business. After serving as a delegate to several Democratic National Conventions, he was from 1903 to 1908 corporation commissioner, and from 1914 to 1918 Governor of Virginia. During the World War he served as chairman of the National Agricultural Advisory Committee. In 1918 he was appointed by President Wilson a member of the commission investigating the packing industry. He also was a member of the Price Fixing Committee of the War In- dustries Board and in December, 1919, served as a member of the President's Industrial Conference. STUBBS, WALTER ROSCOE, an American public official, born in Rich- mond, Ind., in 1858. He studied at the University of Kansas and began his bus- iness career as a railroad contractor. Later he became the owner and operator of large cattle ranches in Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. From 1903 to 1907 he was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, from 1904 to 1908 chairman of the Republican State Committee of Kansas, and from 1909 to 1913 (2 terms) Governor of Kansas. In 1917 he was appointed a member of the United States Live Stock Industry Com- mittee. STRONG, WILLIAM, a Scotch painter, born at Dumbarton in 1859. He was educated at Dumbarton Academy, Slade School, and University College, London,